Auricle: [TA]Avoid the outmoded use of this word in the sense of atrium. The projecting shell-like structure on the side of the head, constituting, with the external acoustic meatus, the external ear. SYN: auricula (1) [TA], pinna (1)*, ala auris.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Auricle: a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart.
Source: WordNet 2.1
Source - WordNet 2.1
Source - WordNet 2.1
The following list attempts to classify Auricle into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: WordNet 2.1
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